World Championships 2023: Usain Bolt's long-standing 200m mark among records under threat

Where else could we see record-breaking performances? Three-time world outdoor champion Yulimar Rojas set a new triple jump world record of 15.74m at last year's World Indoor Championships, having previously set the standard at 15.67m in winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics.

Where else could we see record-breaking performances?

Three-time world outdoor champion Yulimar Rojas set a new triple jump world record of 15.74m at last year's World Indoor Championships, having previously set the standard at 15.67m in winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics.

The Venezuelan has recorded seven of the nine biggest jumps in history and has been clear that her target is to become the first woman to jump 16m in the triple jump.

Rojas, who may also decide to target a long jump medal, has a triple jump best of 15.18m this season - making her the clear favourite for another gold.

Elsewhere, American Grant Holloway is attempting to win a third successive men's 110m hurdles world title in Budapest.

His personal best of 12.81 seconds is the second fastest time in history, one hundredth of a second behind compatriot Aries Merritt's record of 12.80, which he could target to complete his treble in style.

Elsewhere, Ethiopian Lamecha Girma has displayed record-setting form in 2023, having rewritten the men's 3,000m steeplechase mark in June with seven minutes 52.11 seconds.

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